Journal
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Volume 82, Issue 7, Pages 2018-2037Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b01068
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NIH) [KL2TR002002]
- UIC Provost Graduate Award
- Charles Wesley Petranek Memorial Scholarship
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
- Center for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Burkholderia bacteria are multifaceted organisms that are ecologically and metabolically diverse. The Burkholderia genus has gained prominence because it includes human pathogens; however, many strains are nonpathogenic and have desirable characteristics such as beneficial plant associations and degradation of pollutants. The diversity of the Burkholderia genus is reflected within the large genomes that feature multiple replicons. Burkholderia genomes encode a plethora of natural products with potential therapeutic relevance and biotechnological applications. This review highlights Burkholderia as an emerging source of natural products. An overview of the taxonomy of the Burkholderia genus, which is currently being revised, is provided. We then present a curated compilation of natural products isolated from Burkholderia sensu lato and analyze their characteristics in terms of biosynthetic class, discovery method, and bioactivity. Finally, we describe and discuss genome characteristics and highlight the biosynthesis of a select number of natural products that are encoded in unusual biosynthetic gene clusters. The availability of >1000 Burkholderia genomes in public databases provides an opportunity to realize the genetic potential of this underexplored taxon for natural product discovery.
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